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Front air spoiler on 96 SW1 needed?
Hi all,
The low front air spoiler on this car came loose and I pulled it off. It appears to have no function other than scraping on curbstones as I park. Is it doing something I don't know about, or can I just throw it away? TIA, Chuck Connell 781-939-0505 (office) http://www.chc-3.com -- My home page |
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The air dam directs air flow up to the radiator to cool the engine. It
probably to a lesser extent is designed to improve the vehicle's aerodynamics and improve fuel mileage. I have no idea how much less air flow you'll get to the radiator or if this will be a problem. You might be able to find one in a salvage yard. Bob "Chuck Connell" > wrote in message ... > Hi all, > > The low front air spoiler on this car came loose and I pulled it off. It > appears to have no function other than scraping on curbstones as I park. Is > it doing something I don't know about, or can I just throw it away? > > TIA, > Chuck Connell > 781-939-0505 (office) > http://www.chc-3.com -- My home page > > |
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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:22:03 -0500, "Chuck Connell"
> wrote: >Hi all, > >The low front air spoiler on this car came loose and I pulled it off. It >appears to have no function other than scraping on curbstones as I park. Is >it doing something I don't know about, or can I just throw it away? As already noted, it's very important to getting airflow over your radiator. I knocked mine off in summer of last year; my temp gauge spent most of its time over 3/4 until I got a new one. The air dam and mounting springs cost me $25 at the dealer; a new set of just the springs was about $9. (I drive a '94 SW2.) Dav2.718 |
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"Chuck Connell" > wrote in message >...
> Hi all, > > The low front air spoiler on this car came loose and I pulled it off. It > appears to have no function other than scraping on curbstones as I park. Is > it doing something I don't know about, or can I just throw it away? Is this car equipped with air conditioning? In my case (SL1 96 w/o Air), The dealer told me that this part was not required on my car and that it even came originally without it... but that can also be a canadian exception. Car temp behaves normally, and the cracked cylinder head I had shouldn't be related to this. |
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